Warning over menopause drug and ‘rare but serious’ liver injury risk
The US medicines watchdog has recommended more frequent liver testing for patients taking the new non-hormonal menopause drug fezolinetant after an isolated but serious liver…
Tag: Endocrinology
‘Other drugs are available’: Compounded semaglutide ban having no impact, claim telehealth corporates
Doctors at telehealth corporates have moved to Wegovy and Mounjaro as weight loss treatments ahead of today’s ban on semaglutide compounding. The Federal Government announced…
Patients on checkpoint inhibitors may need bone screening, endocrinologist suggests
Emerging evidence shows an association between immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy and osteoporosis, with the agents linked to increased fracture risk in cancer patients. The latest…
Doctors say they may be forced to choose who lives or dies in dialysis crisis
A group of renal specialists say they being forced to ration dialysis through shorter or reduced sessions as services struggle to meet demand. Dozens of…
WHO database ‘shows safety signal’ for semaglutide and suicidal ideation: study
Researchers have called for an urgent assessment of a possible link between semaglutide and suicidality based on a study of a WHO adverse event database.…
Diabetes out of the blue points to a life-changing diagnosis
Keith, a 67-year-old retiree, presents to his GP with several months of weight loss and increased appetite. He is otherwise well with no past medical…
Medical Must-See: Rare thyroid TB hiding in plain sight
A retired high school teacher with a goitre-like mass on her neck was found to have a rare case of primary thyroid TB that had…
Hope for diabetic retinopathy? The big news from the American Diabetes Association conference
Last month, thousands of endocrinologists and academics attended the American Diabetes Association’s 84th Scientific Sessions in Orlando, Florida. Among those in attendance was Melbourne endocrinologist…
Abdominal fat rather than BMI alone ‘key to diagnosing obesity’
Patients with a BMI of ≥25kg/m2, a waist-to-height ratio of ≥0.5 and any medical complications should be diagnosed with obesity, according to a new clinical…
Diabetes drug reduces OSA severity in adults with obesity, study shows
Type 2 diabetes drug tirzepatide has been shown to be effective in treating moderate to severe sleep apnoea in a worldwide clinical trial. US researchers…
